Muhamad Abu al-Qadr

Muhamad Abu al-Qadr was a German fighter for the Islamic State. al-Qadr was captured by the Kurdish YPG during the Syrian Civil War; on 6 January 2017, in an interview with the YPG Press Office, he revealed that Turkish border gates were open to all IS members. He said that the Turkish Army told other IS foreign fighters, "Welcome home! You are here to help us." He then went on to tell his interviewers of how he moved his family from Istanbul, Turkey to Syria, and how the Turkish government allowed for IS fighters to live in Turkey and open bank accounts there.